LANDBANK, an official depository of the Philippine Government, is one of the top universal bank that promotes inclusive growth and improves the quality of life especially in the countryside through the delivery of innovative financial and other services in all provinces, cities and municipalities. The bank is currently using the best technology solutions to deliver responsive financial and support services to their clients, while promoting sustainable development, and environmental protection. They also develop and nurture talents that will exemplify the highest standards of ethics and excellence consistent with the best in the world. It is a Specialized Government Bank with universal banking license.

These are the guiding principles of Landbank: Catalyst of countryside development and poverty alleviation; commitment towards the development of the cooperative system; Self-sustainability through cross-subsidy operations (commercial banking profits supporting agrarian operations); self-reliant government institution with no budgetary support; and commitment towards environmental protection. Landbank’s primary roles are; an implementing agency of CARP involved in land evaluation, compensation to owners of private agricultural lands, and collection of amortizations from CARP farmer-beneficiaries; provision of credit assistance to small farmers and fisher folk and ARBs; an official depository of government funds; and a government bank with a social mandate to spur countryside development.